Deoxygenated blood arrives at the heart via the main vein from the ______. It gathers in the right-hand side atrium. The valve opens and blood passes into the right ________. The valve between the ventricle and _______ closes and the heart muscle contracts forcing the blood through the valve into the ________ to the lungs. _____________ blood then returns to the left-hand side of the heart via a vein. The blood gathers in the left _________ before passing through the valve into the left ventricle. The heart _______ contracts again, this time harder. The blood is pumped through another valve and along the main ______ to the body, called the aorta. And the cycle begins again… The Heart and Circulatory System Fill in the blanks in the text and on the diagram __________ HAND SIDE __________ HAND SIDE ________ Atrium ________ ________ ________ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ o T T o L u n g s _ _ _ _ _ _ m o r F _ _ _ _ _ _ m o r F